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4 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
4 bed
3 bath

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band F
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • A luxury four bedroom family home laid over three floors
  • Generous rooms
  • Principal bedroom suite with en suite
  • Good sized low maintenance garden
  • Garage and off street parking
  • York train station just over two miles, and ideal for commuter links to the A64
  • EPC Rating = C
A modern and stylish family home on the fringes of York city.

Description

45 Academy Drive is an impressive four bedroom detached family home within a quiet area, lying just off Tadcaster Road and within good reach of York city centre and the A64.

This handsome modern house is well proportioned and extends to over 1500 square feet. There is a good sized hallway with cloakroom and doors leading through to the kitchen and substantial sitting room with bi-folding doors opening to the garden.

The kitchen-dining room is situated to the rear of the property with a range of fitted gloss wall and base units incorporating contemporary fitted appliances, this is a superb family space with bi-folding doors opening out to the garden.

To the first floor there are three double bedrooms. The guest bedroom benefits from an en suite shower room, there a further two bedrooms and a house bathroom.

The principal bedroom suite sits on the second floor with a walk-in wardrobe leading through to the en suite shower room.

To the rear of the property is a private garden mainly laid with beautiful Indian sand stone paving. There is a paved driveway to the front of the house leading to a garage and a landscaped front garden.

Location

Academy Drive is a pleasant development within York, just off Tadcaster Road which provides access to the city centre and the A64 as well as within reach of the well-known York Racecourse and Knavesmire, about two miles. There are excellent regular bus routes including the Park and Ride, and a large supermarket nearby.

This vibrant and historic city has an abundance of popular attractions including: York Theatre Royal, the Art Gallery, York Minster, Bettys Tea Rooms and the famous Shambles along with a range of local cafes, shops, restaurants, public houses and supermarkets. The city boasts excellent restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks. In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate which has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.

Located beside the River Ouse is York City Rowing Club, York Pilates Space and The Perky Peacock, a cosy café in a medieval tower. Further along is Rowntree Park with café, playground, tennis and basketball courts.

York railway station is just over two miles away and offers regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross. The A64 ring road gives access to Leeds, the A1(M) and the wider motorway network.

York College is only a short distance (about a mile), York University can be accessed by car or bike and is about five miles away. The nearest Primary School is at Dringhouses (Ofsted Good 2019) just over half a mile away. The city offers a diverse range of primary and secondary schools including the popular Scarcroft Primary School (Academy), All Saints RC School (Ofsted Outstanding 2016) and Millthorpe School (Academy). Independent schools on offer are The Mount, St Peter's and Bootham.

The highly regarded and picturesque village of Bishopthorpe is just over a mile and a half away, the village boasts excellent schools as well as a nursery and playgroup. There are a number of amenities; three public houses, post office, local store, butchers, hairdressers, florist, café, village hall, library, sports and social club as well as doctors and dentist surgery. Tennis courts, football and social clubs are all available in the village.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,563 sq ft

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on January 23, 2022

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on February 15, 2022

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